Spine and Neurosurgery
There are many different types of spinal procedures, including spinal procedures for spondylosis, spondylosisthesis, scoliosis, spinal tumors, and spinal injuries, among others. The type of spinal treatment you need depends on the condition or injury you have.
Fortunately, the neurosurgeon or spinal surgeon available for spinal procedures through BACMT has education, training and experience beyond compare. You will never have to worry about being treated by an intern when you choose to have one of the spinal procedures that is available.
Moreover, the surgeon who will treat you is one of the leading neurosurgeons in the region and this ensures you will be cared for by a highly experienced specialist in brain and spine related conditions. Therefore, you can be sure that you are going to receive VIP treatment and almost literally be led by the hand through every aspect of your medical tourism trip.
Featured Surgeons
The neurosurgeon, Dr. Javier Brenes, who is available through BACMT is a brain and spinal procedures specialist. Dr. Brenes completed his medical training at the Universidad Autonoma de Centroamerica (1981-1986). Thereafter, he completed his residency at Hospital Calderon Guardia in San Jose, Costa Rica, which is one of the biggest public hospitals in the country (1987-1992). He received the “Best Resident Award in the Surgical Area” in 1991. From 1992 to 2005, Dr. Brenes worked at the Calderon Guardia Hospital. At the same time he began his private practice at Hospital Clinica Biblica, a private Hospital with more than 75 years of history in the heart of San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica.
After his residency, Dr. Brenes continued his education and training in hospitals such as Baylor College Methodist Hospital with Professor R. Narayan; the University of Texas with Professor Guy Clifton (mini-sabbatical), and he also participated as an active member of AOSpine in different courses in Santiago, Chile in 2003.
He continued his education and training in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2005 (Interactive Course); Cancun, Mexico 2005 (Complex Spinal Issues Symposium); Bogota, Colombia, 2005 (Combined Prodisc Cervical and Lumbar Spine Arthroplasty Course) with Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli, and an AOSpine Master Course in Switzerland in December 2006. In June 2007, he attended a Cadaveric Spinal Course in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dr. Brenes also participated in an observer-ship in Santiago, Chile with Dr Bartolome Marre (AOSI Educational Chairman) in 2005, and in Curitiba, Brazil with Dr. Luiz Vialle (AOSI Regional Chairman) in 2006.
As a neurosurgeon since 1992, he has performed different approaches to spinal pathologies, through more than two thousand neuro-surgical procedures. If you are looking for an experienced neurosurgeon to perform the spinal procedure you are looking for, you will be hard-pressed to find anyone like Dr. Brenes.
The most frequent procedures Dr. Brenes performs are: Herniated cervical and lumbar disc surgery, degenerative disc disease surgery, spinal fracture surgery, stenosis, arthrodesis (anterior and posterior any level), percutaneous vertebroplasty and biopsy, epidural infiltration and nerve blockage.
Fortunately, the neurosurgeon or spinal surgeon available for spinal procedures through BACMT has education, training and experience beyond compare. You will never have to worry about being treated by an intern when you choose to have one of the spinal procedures that is available.
Moreover, the surgeon who will treat you is one of the leading neurosurgeons in the region and this ensures you will be cared for by a highly experienced specialist in brain and spine related conditions. Therefore, you can be sure that you are going to receive VIP treatment and almost literally be led by the hand through every aspect of your medical tourism trip.
Featured Surgeons
The neurosurgeon, Dr. Javier Brenes, who is available through BACMT is a brain and spinal procedures specialist. Dr. Brenes completed his medical training at the Universidad Autonoma de Centroamerica (1981-1986). Thereafter, he completed his residency at Hospital Calderon Guardia in San Jose, Costa Rica, which is one of the biggest public hospitals in the country (1987-1992). He received the “Best Resident Award in the Surgical Area” in 1991. From 1992 to 2005, Dr. Brenes worked at the Calderon Guardia Hospital. At the same time he began his private practice at Hospital Clinica Biblica, a private Hospital with more than 75 years of history in the heart of San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica.
After his residency, Dr. Brenes continued his education and training in hospitals such as Baylor College Methodist Hospital with Professor R. Narayan; the University of Texas with Professor Guy Clifton (mini-sabbatical), and he also participated as an active member of AOSpine in different courses in Santiago, Chile in 2003.
He continued his education and training in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2005 (Interactive Course); Cancun, Mexico 2005 (Complex Spinal Issues Symposium); Bogota, Colombia, 2005 (Combined Prodisc Cervical and Lumbar Spine Arthroplasty Course) with Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli, and an AOSpine Master Course in Switzerland in December 2006. In June 2007, he attended a Cadaveric Spinal Course in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dr. Brenes also participated in an observer-ship in Santiago, Chile with Dr Bartolome Marre (AOSI Educational Chairman) in 2005, and in Curitiba, Brazil with Dr. Luiz Vialle (AOSI Regional Chairman) in 2006.
As a neurosurgeon since 1992, he has performed different approaches to spinal pathologies, through more than two thousand neuro-surgical procedures. If you are looking for an experienced neurosurgeon to perform the spinal procedure you are looking for, you will be hard-pressed to find anyone like Dr. Brenes.
The most frequent procedures Dr. Brenes performs are: Herniated cervical and lumbar disc surgery, degenerative disc disease surgery, spinal fracture surgery, stenosis, arthrodesis (anterior and posterior any level), percutaneous vertebroplasty and biopsy, epidural infiltration and nerve blockage.
Since 1992, BACMT surgeon, Dr. Enrique Ferrer Rodríguez, has led the prestigious neurosurgery department at the renowned public Hospital Clínic in Barcelona. Dr. Ferrer is a member of the American Association of Neurosurgery (AANS) and founder of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (ISMIN).
He combines his experience in a public hospital with his highly specialized neurosurgery private practice. In both the public and the private practices he has always surrounded himself by an expert team in every neurosurgical subspecialty, converting him without a doubt into one of the most prestigious European surgeons, being able to offer the very latest technologies in neurosurgery.
For example, the team led by Dr. Ferrer uses one of the few Intra-operative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Europe. This technology, when used in conjunction with high-end microscopic surgery equipped with tumor fluorescence capabilities, allows for a more precise resection of certain brain tumors, and therefore preserving maximum neurological functionality.
Medical Education
• M.D.: Autonomous University of Barcelona (1975)
• Neurosurgery Residency: Hospital Bellvitge. Barcelona (1975-1978)
• Neurology Residency: Hospital Bellvitge. Barcelona (1975-1978)
• Ph.D.: University of Barcelona (1991)
Professional Positions
• Chairman of Neurosurgery at Hospital Clínic in Barcelona.
• Professor of Neurosurgery at UB (University of Barcelona).
• Former President of SENEC (Spanish Neurosurgery Association).
• Former President of the National Commission of Neurosurgery (Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education).
• Former Vice-Secretary of EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies).
• Member committee of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at World Federation of Neurosurgery.
• Member of AANS (American Association of Neurosurgery).
• Founder of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (ISMIN). Milán. September 2010.
• Vice-President of “International Society Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery” (ISMIN), since February 2011.
He combines his experience in a public hospital with his highly specialized neurosurgery private practice. In both the public and the private practices he has always surrounded himself by an expert team in every neurosurgical subspecialty, converting him without a doubt into one of the most prestigious European surgeons, being able to offer the very latest technologies in neurosurgery.
For example, the team led by Dr. Ferrer uses one of the few Intra-operative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Europe. This technology, when used in conjunction with high-end microscopic surgery equipped with tumor fluorescence capabilities, allows for a more precise resection of certain brain tumors, and therefore preserving maximum neurological functionality.
Medical Education
• M.D.: Autonomous University of Barcelona (1975)
• Neurosurgery Residency: Hospital Bellvitge. Barcelona (1975-1978)
• Neurology Residency: Hospital Bellvitge. Barcelona (1975-1978)
• Ph.D.: University of Barcelona (1991)
Professional Positions
• Chairman of Neurosurgery at Hospital Clínic in Barcelona.
• Professor of Neurosurgery at UB (University of Barcelona).
• Former President of SENEC (Spanish Neurosurgery Association).
• Former President of the National Commission of Neurosurgery (Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education).
• Former Vice-Secretary of EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies).
• Member committee of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at World Federation of Neurosurgery.
• Member of AANS (American Association of Neurosurgery).
• Founder of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (ISMIN). Milán. September 2010.
• Vice-President of “International Society Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery” (ISMIN), since February 2011.
